Educators concerned Fallin is targeting education with executive order

Educators concerned Fallin is targeting education with executive order

Potential school consolidation might go into effect in 2020

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Updated: 8:03 PM CST Nov 22, 2017

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WEBVTT SERVICES.TONIGHT OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS ARERESPONDING.KOCO'S CRYSTAL PRICE IS LIVEWITH WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.CRYSTA TEACHERS FEEL LIKE THEGOVERNOR IS TARGETING EDUCATION,AND THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY.DISAPPOINTMENT AND CONCERN ASSOME SCHOOLS COULD BE FORCED TOCONSOLIDATE ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES.>> IT HURTS THE KIDS.THE KIDS ARE DOING WITHOUT NOW.CRYSTAL: PROFESSIONAL OKLAHOMAEDUCATORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGINGER TINNEY SAYS THAT MANYDISTRICTS HAVE ALREADYCONSOLIDATED ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES.SHE SAYS THIS ORDER WILL FORCEMORE SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO LOSETHEIR JOBS AND SCHOOLS WILL BEFORCED TO CLOSE.>> LET THE LOCAL CITIZENS WHO BYTHE WAY HAVE PAID FOR THOSESCHOOL BUILDINGS MAKE THATDECISION, BECAUSE WHEN YOU SHUTDOWN A SCHOOL YOU EFFECT THEWHOLE COMMUNITY.WE NEED THE LEGISLATORS TO BECREATIVE ON THE REVENUE STREAMSAND STOP GOING BACK TO ATTACKSCHOOLS AS THEIR FIRST CHOICE OFATTACK.CRYSTAL: THE FINAL LIST OF THOSESCHOOLS MUST BE COMPILED BYSEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.BUT NONE OF THESE CHANGES WOULDGO INTO EFFECT UNTIL 2020.

Educators concerned Fallin is targeting education with executive order

Gov. Mary Fallin issued an executive order Tuesday stating that Oklahoma school districts that don’t spend enough money on classroom instruction could be forced to consolidate administrative services.

Teachers responded Wednesday by saying they feel like the governor is targeting education, and they don’t understand why.

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“Schools are always the first to be attacked,” said Ginger Tinney, executive director of Professional Oklahoma Educators.

Tinney is disappointed and concerned as some schools could be forced to consolidate administrative services.

“The kids are doing without now,” Tinney said.

Tinney said that many districts have already consolidated administrative services. She said Fallin’s order will force more school officials to lose their jobs and force schools to be closed.

“Let the local citizens -- who, by the way, have paid for those school buildings -- make that decision, because when you shut down a school you affect the whole community,” Tinney said. “We need the legislators to be creative on the revenue streams and stop going back to attack schools as their first choice of attack.”

The final list of schools that could be consolidated must be compiled by September 2018, but none of the changes would go into effect until 2020.